March of the Volunteers

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Date:

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/march-of-the-volunteers

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the lyricist?Tian Han
2. What is the composer?Nie Er
3. Who wrote the song and when?Playwright Tian Han wrote the words in 1934, and composer Nie Er set them to music in 1935.
4. Why was the song written in everyday Chinese?Using ordinary Chinese made the message easy for everyone to understand and helped many people feel the call to help the country.

Vernacular Language: The common, everyday spoken language of a particular region or country.
Cultural Revolution: A sociopolitical movement in China from 1966 to 1976 aimed at preserving communist ideology by purging capitalist and traditional elements.
Classical Chinese: An ancient form of written Chinese, distinct from modern spoken dialects, often used in literature and official documents.